June, 2008 | Copies&Ink Printing

The United States of Bland

This morning I ran across a display ad in Sunset Magazine; it was a tourism piece for the City of Portland, Oregon. Regardless of the ad's merit, it does make a point that resonates well today: that most cities across the country lack much individual personality. Everything looks so mind-numbingly bland. The same strip malls,

The United States of BlandBill Alpert2008-06-26T23:00:06+00:00

Free Font Utility from Linotype

OK, it may not be terribly original to build a font manager that looks almost identical to ITunes (including a built-in font store), but the venerable type founder, Linotype was shrewd to do so. There's got to be a boatload of overlap between graphic designers and ITunes customers. I cut my teeth growing up with

Free Font Utility from LinotypeBill Alpert2008-06-26T21:20:39+00:00

July Vacation Date Set

Seems like 2008 is a good year to save energy. With that in mind; we're turning off the lights and the air conditioning for better than a week this July. Copies&Ink team members have all consolidated their summer vacation to one week, beginning with the 4th of July Holiday. So in short: Copies&Ink will be

July Vacation Date SetBill Alpert2008-06-23T22:14:34+00:00

Un-Confuse Your Marketing!

People send mailers for all the wrong reasons. Are you thinking about sending out a flyer or mailer? Stop! Why are you sending it? Unless you have a clear picture of your reason, you're cooking up a recipe for disappointment! Most people who send out flyers are thinking DRM, or direct response marketing. Compare that

Un-Confuse Your Marketing!Bill Alpert2008-06-17T22:17:43+00:00

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